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Kidney Endoscopy With Cauterizing Or Incision

Minnesota rates for HCPCS 50576

Examination of the inside of the kidney with a small scope passed through an opening made into the kidney during the same operation. Abnormal tissue is destroyed with heat or a narrowed area is cut open, and a tissue sample may be taken at the same time.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Kidney Endoscopy With Cauterizing Or Incision cost?

$1,259

Typical negotiated rate. In Minnesota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,259 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,202 from a physician practice, and about $1,318 from a hospital or other facility.

These are rates insurers have negotiated with providers, not the amount a patient is billed. What you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Based on rates published by 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$1,202$891 to $1,738
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,318$851 to $2,188

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,318 · 10th to 90th $550 to $6,457Professionalmedian $1,202 · 10th to 90th $603 to $2,291
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $1,318professional $1,202

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$549.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$676.08
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$15,135.61
Typical High
$34,673.69
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Facility
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$18,197.01
Median
$34,673.69
Typical High
$61,659.50
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$1,995.26
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$2,951.21
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$2,630.27
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$2,511.89
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$2,238.72
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$2,187.76
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$3,467.37
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$4,168.69
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$4,897.79
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$2,290.87
10 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$269.15
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$109.65
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$407.38
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$81.28
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$54.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$323.59
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$128.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$478.63
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$95.50
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$64.57

Where Minnesota sits

The same service costs 3.9 times more in Alaska than in New York. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

Minnesota· 6th of 51

$1,259

AK $2,239NY $575

Median negotiated rate in each state, from every insurer that publishes one. States where no insurer publishes a rate for this service are not shown.